ScripterCarpentry (615) 648-2605
New-build modern mountain home by Scripter Carpentry overlooking a Cumberland Plateau valley

Built on the mountain.
Built to stay.

Custom homes, decks, and finish carpentry for the South Cumberland Plateau: ten years of work you can walk on, sit under, and hand down.

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Scripter Carpentry is a custom carpenter and home builder serving Sewanee, Monteagle, and the South Cumberland Plateau. 10 years in business, specializing in timber-frame homes, custom decks and screened porches, finish carpentry, custom doors and gates, and wood restoration. One builder, one mountain, no crews shipped in.

The work

Twenty-three real projects across the Plateau. No stock photos, no staging. This is what left the shop and stayed standing.

Custom modern mountain home with wraparound ipe-decked porch on a wooded Cumberland Plateau lake lot Custom Homes & CabinsModern Mountain-Lake Home New-build modern mountain home with cedar screens and cable-railed deck overlooking a Cumberland Plateau valley Custom Homes & CabinsModern Mountain Home on a Valley Overlook Hand-shaped white-oak scroll handrails on reclaimed plank altar steps in a forest chapel with gable window wall Interiors & MillworkWoodland Chapel Oak Handrails Screened porch with hand-cut dark-wood scroll brackets and white beadboard ceiling on a wooded hillside Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingScreened Porch with Hand-Cut Scroll Brackets Custom pine cabin with board-and-batten siding and white french doors in the Cumberland Plateau woods Custom Homes & CabinsPlateau Pine Cabin Custom stained wood staircase in a Cumberland Plateau whole-home renovation Restoration & RepairWhole-Home Renovation & Addition Custom lakeside dock with built-in bench on a quiet wooded Cumberland Plateau pond Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingLakeside Dock & Deck Cedar-shake sided mountain home with dry-stacked fieldstone chimney in fall foliage Custom Homes & CabinsCedar-Shake Mountain Home Cedar-framed screened porch addition set on a hand-laid stone retaining wall Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingScreened-Porch Addition on Stone Restored porch with custom white sunburst railing panels and turned columns Restoration & RepairDeck, Porch & Sunburst-Railing Refinish New wraparound wood deck and railing overlooking Cumberland Plateau ridgelines Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingWraparound Deck with Ridgeline Views Custom wood wheelchair accessibility ramp with handrails at a Cumberland Plateau mountain home Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingCustom Accessibility Ramp Custom wrap-around built-in deck bench with dark-stained backrest on a rebuilt cabin deck Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingWrap-Around Deck Bench Custom stained-pine storage cabinet with wrought-iron strap hinges against a red clapboard house Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingBoard-and-Batten Storage Cabinet White coffered ceiling with recessed lighting, custom finish carpentry in a Plateau home Interiors & MillworkCoffered Ceilings, Corbels & Barn Doors Elevated wood deck cantilevered over a Cumberland Plateau bluff with sweeping valley view Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingBluff-Edge Elevated Deck Rebuilt covered cottage front porch with turned columns and blue woven-seat rockers Restoration & RepairCottage Front-Porch Rebuild Restored bedroom with new dark-stained hardwood floors and white baseboards Restoration & RepairHardwood Floor Restoration Live-edge log column and knotty-cedar trimmed window wall overlooking a forested ridgeline Interiors & MillworkLive-Edge Log Column & Cedar Window Wall Scroll-cut Victorian gingerbread corbel brackets and turned columns on a restored green cottage porch Restoration & RepairVictorian Gingerbread Porch Restoration Hand-shaped white-oak volute scroll handrail terminations at the workbench Interiors & MillworkOak Handrails with Volute Scrolls Stained cedar entry railing and gate beside dry-stacked stone columns at a Craftsman mountain home Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingCraftsman Entry Railing & Gate New pressure-treated wood entrance steps between white turned-spindle porch railings Decks, Porches & Outdoor LivingNew Entrance Stairs

How a job goes

  1. Talk it through. Call (615) 648-2605 or send the form below with what you're picturing.
  2. Schedule the inspection. We set a time to see the property.
  3. Walk it together. Inspect the site, talk through what you want, whether the fit is right, and any questions.
  4. Your quote, within 72 hours. Carefully calculated, fair, and accurate. No padding, no surprises.
  5. Contract in hand. Quote confirmed, contract drafted and sent with copies of the license and insurance. Blueprints drawn if the job needs them.
  6. Build, then walk it again. The work gets done right, and we verify and review it together before it's called finished.
Hand-shaped white-oak scroll handrails on reclaimed plank altar steps in a forest chapel with gable window wall

The details tell you who built it

Hand-shaped volute scrolls. Scroll-cut porch brackets. A bench that wraps the deck it belongs to. The signature work isn't ornament for its own sake. It's the proof the rest of the job got the same hands.

See the chapel rails

What we build

Home building

Custom homes · Timber-frame and post & beam · Cabins · Mountain and bluffside builds · Additions · Garages, outbuildings & barns

Decks & outdoor living

Custom decks · Screened and covered porches · Pergolas & gazebos · Railings · Docks · Custom steps and benches

Carpentry & finish

Finish and trim carpentry · Custom staircases · Built-in shelving & cabinetry · Beam and timber work · Wainscoting & paneling

Doors, gates & windows

Custom doors · Barn doors · Custom gates · Door and window installation

Remodel & restoration

Home remodeling · Wood rot and structural repair · Hardwood flooring · Historic restoration · Siding, fascia & soffit

Carpentry, building, and remodel only. We don't sell trades we don't do. Plumbing, electrical, roofing, and HVAC come from the Plateau's own licensed specialists.

Ten years on this mountain

Ricky Scripter standing at the custom white-oak handrails he built in a Cumberland Plateau forest chapel
Ricky at the Woodland Chapel oak rails

I'm Ricky Scripter. I trained formally as a carpenter before I ever took a paying job, and I've spent the last ten years on the Plateau building timber-frame homes, custom decks and screened porches, custom doors and gates, and bringing weathered structures back to life.

I don't chase volume and I don't travel off the mountain. I take the work I can do right, for owners who care about craft as much as I do. If you're building or restoring a home in Sewanee, Monteagle, or anywhere on the South Cumberland, and you want it built like it'll stand for generations, let's talk.

Ricky Scripter

Based in
Sewanee, Tennessee
Serving
Sewanee, Monteagle, Sequatchie, Tracy City, Jasper, Cowan, Winchester
In business
10 years
Credentials
TN carpenter's business license · General liability insurance
Specialty
Custom homes, decks & fine finish carpentry

Tell us about your project

Write it down while it's on your mind: where the property is and what you're picturing. It goes straight to Ricky.

Questions people ask

Who builds custom decks near Sewanee, TN?

Scripter Carpentry builds custom decks, screened porches, and outdoor living spaces in Sewanee, Monteagle, and across the South Cumberland Plateau. Every deck is built by Ricky Scripter, with 10 years of carpentry on this mountain.

Do you build full custom homes on the Cumberland Plateau?

Yes. Scripter Carpentry takes on ground-up custom homes and cabins, from frame to final trim: timber framing, siding, porches, and interior finish carpentry. Two recent whole-house builds are in the portfolio above.

What areas do you serve?

Scripter Carpentry is based in Sewanee, TN and serves the South Cumberland Plateau: Sewanee, Monteagle, Sequatchie, Tracy City, Jasper, Cowan, Winchester. We stay on the mountain, no metro travel, so the work gets full attention.

Do you repair wood rot and restore older structures?

Yes. Restoration is a core part of the work: rotted decks, porches, subfloors, and sills rebuilt properly, and historic details like Victorian gingerbread trim restored to match the original.

How do I get a quote?

Call (615) 648-2605, email [email protected], or use the form below. We schedule an inspection, walk the property with you, and you get a carefully calculated quote within 72 hours of the visit.

Is Scripter Carpentry licensed and insured?

Yes. Scripter Carpentry holds a Tennessee carpenter's business license and carries general liability insurance. Copies of both are sent with every contract.